Solvent exchanger and method for improving the exchange efficiency of CTA solvent

ABSTRACT

A solvent exchanger and a method is provided for: pressurizing a CTA slurry into a solvent exchanger for separation and obtaining a mother liquor, a bias flow mother liquor and a suspended matter A; washing the suspended matter A to obtain a primary filtrate, a bias flow primary filtrate and a suspended matter B; washing the suspended matter B to obtain a secondary filtrate, a bias flow secondary filtrate and a suspended matter C; washing the suspended matter C to obtain a tertiary filtrate, a bias flow tertiary filtrate and a suspended matter D; washing the suspended matter D to obtain a fourth filtrate, a bias flow fourth filtrate and a suspended matter E; washing the suspended matter E to obtain a fifth filtrate, a bias flow fifth filtrate and a filter cake; and after finished, back-flushing the filter cake and then pulping to obtain a slurry, and discharging.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to the technical field of exchange of CTA (CrudeTerephthalic acid) solvent in an oxidation unit during production andpreparation of PTA (Pure terephthalic acid), and in particular to asolvent exchanger and a method for improving the exchange efficiency ofa CTA solvent.

DISCUSSION OF THE RELATED ART

PTA is a major raw material for producing polyester fiber, resin, filmand container resin, and widely applied in such fields as chemicalfiber, container, packaging and film production. In recent years, PTAprocess develops rapidly, and solvent exchange technology developsquickly therewith. With the solvent exchange technology, the filtration,drying, pneumatic delivery and storage of CTA in the PTA oxidationdevice can be completed by a “solvent exchange” unit simply. The CTAsolvent exchange technology is of multi-stage countercurrent washingprocess. Clean washing liquor enters a solvent exchanger from thewashing section at the last stage, and is discharged into acorresponding chamber of a control head through a filtrate pipeline uponsolvent exchange completes, and then discharged into a correspondingfiltrate tank. The filtrate in the filtrate tank is pumped into awashing section at an upper stage of the solvent exchanger to continuesolvent exchange, so that the washing is performed forwardly stage bystage in a flow direction opposite to the filter cake. The method hasbeen granted as a Chinese patent (No. 201010571736.6) in the name ofTianhua Institute of Chemical Machinery & Automation Co., Ltd. However,the method is only an implementation method designed based on the idealconditions. During operations of the pressure filtering, washing andseparating units by using a drum and multiple-chambers in a CTA solventexchanger, as the residual liquor in the filtrate pipeline of thepressure filtering, washing and separating units by using a drum andmultiple-chambers cannot be discharged in time, the residual liquor willenter the cleaner washing section at the next stage along with rotationof the equipment, which increases concentration of the solvent in thewashing liquor at the next stage, largely reducing the solvent exchangeefficiency.

SUMMARY

A technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide asolvent exchanger capable of improving the exchange efficiency of a CTAsolvent.

In order to solve the problem, the solvent exchanger of the inventioncomprises a frame and a control head; the frame is divided into afeeding section, a primary washing unit chamber, a secondary washingunit chamber, a tertiary washing unit chamber, a fourth washing unitchamber, a fifth washing unit chamber and an unloading section II by aseparation block A, a separation block B, a separation block C, aseparation block D, a separation block E, a separation block F and aseparation block G. The control head is divided into a mother liquorchamber, a primary filtrate chamber, a secondary filtrate chamber, atertiary filtrate chamber, a fourth filtrate chamber, a fifth filtratechamber and an unloading section I by a separation block a, a separationblock b, a separation block c, a separation block d, a separation blocke, a separation block f and a separation block g. The separation blockA, the separation block B, the separation block C, the separation blockD, the separation block E, the separation block F and the separationblock G are in one-to-one correspondence to the separation block a, theseparation block b, the separation block c, the separation block d, theseparation block e, the separation block f and the separation block g.An adjusting plate is arranged on the control head. A drainage openingis arranged at the end of the fifth filtrate chamber. The primarywashing unit chamber, the secondary washing unit chamber, the tertiarywashing unit chamber, the fourth washing unit chamber and the fifthwashing unit chamber are respectively connected with the primaryfiltrate chamber, the secondary filtrate chamber, the tertiary filtratechamber, the fourth filtrate chamber and the fifth filtrate chamber bythe filtrate pipeline in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

Another technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide amethod for improving the exchange efficiency of a CTA solvent andcapable of achieving the purpose of low energy consumption.

In order to solve the problem, a method for improving the exchangeefficiency of a CTA solvent of the invention comprises the followingsteps:

(1) pressurizing, by a slurry pump, a CTA slurry in a CTA slurry tankinto a solvent exchanger, and passing the CTA slurry through a feedingsection in a frame of the solvent exchanger to a filter unit chamber forseparation to obtain a mother liquor, a bias flow mother liquor and asuspended matter A respectively; passing the mother liquor and the biasflow mother liquor through a mother liquor chamber in a control head ofthe solvent exchanger to a mother liquor tank, and discharging themother liquor and the bias flow mother liquor by a mother liquor pumpconnected with the mother liquor tank, wherein the bias flow motherliquor is from the residual mother liquor in a filtrate pipeline;adjusting position of a separation block a between the mother liquorchamber and a primary filtrate chamber to allow the separation block ato lead a separation block A of the corresponding frame by an angle θ1,and the residual mother liquor to enter the corresponding mother liquorchamber within the time of rotation of a drum by the angle θ1;

(2) after filling the filter unit chamber with the suspended matter A,pressurizing, by a primary washing water pump, the washing water storedin a primary washing water tank into a primary washing unit chamber inthe frame, and conveying the suspended matter A into the primary washingunit chamber for washing to obtain a primary filtrate, a bias flowprimary filtrate and a suspended matter B respectively; passing theprimary filtrate and the bias flow primary filtrate through the primaryfiltrate chamber in the control head to a primary filtrate tank, anddischarging the primary filtrate and the bias flow primary filtrate by aprimary filtrate pump connected with the primary filtrate tank; whereinthe washing water in the primary washing water tank is from a secondaryfiltrate and a bias flow secondary filtrate discharged from a secondarywashing unit chamber, and the bias flow primary filtrate is from theresidual primary filtrate in the filtrate pipeline; adjusting positionof a separation block b between the primary filtrate chamber and asecondary filtrate chamber to allow the separation block b to lead aseparation block B of the corresponding frame by an angle θ2, and theresidual primary filtrate to enter the corresponding primary filtratechamber within the time of rotation of the drum by the angle θ2;

(3) after filling the primary washing unit chamber with the suspendedmatter B, pressurizing, by a secondary washing water pump, the washingwater stored in a secondary washing water tank into a secondary washingunit chamber in the frame; with the rotation of the drum, conveying thesuspended matter B into the secondary washing unit chamber for washingto obtain a secondary filtrate, a bias flow secondary filtrate and asuspended matter C respectively; passing the secondary filtrate and biasflow secondary filtrate through the secondary filtrate chamber in thecontrol head to a secondary filtrate tank, and conveying the secondaryfiltrate and bias flow secondary filtrate into the solvent exchanger bya secondary filtrate pump connected with the secondary filtrate tank,wherein the washing water in the secondary washing water tank is from atertiary filtrate and a bias flow tertiary filtrate discharged from atertiary washing unit chamber, and the bias flow secondary filtrate isfrom the residual secondary filtrate in the filtrate pipeline; adjustingposition of a separation block c between the secondary filtrate chamberand a tertiary filtrate chamber to allow the separation block c to leada separation block C of the corresponding frame by an angle θ3, and theresidual secondary filtrate to enter the corresponding secondaryfiltrate chamber within the time of rotation of the drum by the angleθ3;

(4) after filling the secondary washing unit chamber with the suspendedmatter C, pressurizing, by a tertiary washing water pump, the washingwater stored in a tertiary washing water tank into a tertiary washingunit chamber in the frame; with the rotation of the drum, conveying thesuspended matter C into the tertiary washing unit chamber for washing toobtain a tertiary filtrate, a bias flow tertiary filtrate and asuspended matter D respectively; passing the tertiary filtrate and biasflow tertiary filtrate through the tertiary filtrate chamber in thecontrol head to a tertiary filtrate tank, and conveying the tertiaryfiltrate and bias flow tertiary filtrate into the solvent exchanger by atertiary filtrate pump connected with the tertiary filtrate tank,wherein the washing water in the tertiary washing water tank is from afourth filtrate and a bias flow fourth filtrate discharged from a fourthwashing unit chamber, and the bias flow tertiary filtrate is from theresidual tertiary filtrate in the filtrate pipeline; adjusting positionof a separation block d between the tertiary filtrate chamber and afourth filtrate chamber to allow the separation block d to lead aseparation block D of the corresponding frame by an angle θ4, and theresidual tertiary filtrate to enter the corresponding tertiary filtratechamber within the time of rotation of the drum by the angle θ4;

(5) after filling the tertiary washing unit chamber with the suspendedmatter D, pressurizing, by a fourth washing water pump, the washingwater stored in a fourth washing water tank into a fourth washing unitchamber in the frame; with the rotation of the drum, conveying thesuspended matter D into the fourth washing unit chamber for washing toobtain a fourth filtrate, a bias flow fourth filtrate and a suspendedmatter E respectively; passing the fourth filtrate and bias flow fourthfiltrate through the fourth filtrate chamber in the control head to afourth filtrate tank, and conveying the fourth filtrate and bias flowfourth filtrate into the solvent exchanger by a fourth filtrate pumpconnected with the fourth filtrate tank, wherein the washing water inthe fourth washing water tank is from a fifth filtrate and a bias flowfifth filtrate discharged from a fifth washing unit chamber, and thebias flow fourth filtrate is from the residual fourth filtrate in thefiltrate pipeline; adjusting position of a separation block e betweenthe fourth filtrate chamber and a fifth filtrate chamber to allow theseparation block e to lead a separation block E of the correspondingframe by an angle θ5, and the residual fourth filtrate to enter thecorresponding fourth filtrate chamber within the time of rotation of thedrum by the angle θ5;

(6) after filling the fourth washing unit chamber with the suspendedmatter E, pressurizing, by a fifth washing water pump, the washing waterstored in a fifth washing water tank into a fifth washing unit chamberin the frame; with the rotation of the drum, conveying the suspendedmatter E into the fifth washing unit chamber for washing to obtain afifth filtrate, a bias flow fifth filtrate and a filter cakerespectively; passing the fifth filtrate through the fifth filtratechamber in the control head to a fifth filtrate tank, and conveying thefifth filtrate into the solvent exchanger by a fifth filtrate pumpconnected with the fifth filtrate tank, wherein the bias flow fifthfiltrate is from the residual fifth filtrate in the filtrate pipeline;guiding, by a suction machine unit, the bias flow fifth filtrate from adrainage opening to a bias flow filtrate tank through the fifth filtratechamber, and conveying the bias flow fifth filtrate into the fifthfiltrate tank by a bias flow filtrate pump connected with the bias flowfiltrate tank, wherein an outlet of the suction machine unit isconnected with a pulping tank, and the washing water in the fifthwashing water tank is from fresh water heated to 90° C.; and

(7) washing for five times, allowing the filter cake, with the rotationof the drum, to enter an unloading area II in the frame, and unloadinggas to enter from an unloading area I in the control head to back flushthe filter cake; unloading the filter cake to the pulping tank forpulping to obtain a slurry, and discharging the slurry.

The solvent exchanger in the step (1) comprises a frame and a controlhead; the frame is divided into a feeding section, a primary washingunit chamber, a secondary washing unit chamber, a tertiary washing unitchamber, a fourth washing unit chamber, a fifth washing unit chamber andan unloading section II by a separation block A, a separation block B, aseparation block C, a separation block D, a separation block E, aseparation block F and a separation block G. The control head is dividedinto a mother liquor chamber, a primary filtrate chamber, a secondaryfiltrate chamber, a tertiary filtrate chamber, a fourth filtratechamber, a fifth filtrate chamber and an unloading section I by aseparation block a, a separation block b, a separation block c, aseparation block d, a separation block e, a separation block f and aseparation block g. The separation block A, the separation block B, theseparation block C, the separation block D, the separation block E, theseparation block F and the separation block G are in one-to-onecorrespondence to the separation block a, the separation block b, theseparation block c, the separation block d, the separation block e, theseparation block f and the separation block g. An adjusting plate isarranged on the control head. A drainage opening is arranged at the endof the fifth filtrate chamber. The primary washing unit chamber, thesecondary washing unit chamber, the tertiary washing unit chamber, thefourth washing unit chamber and the fifth washing unit chamber arerespectively connected with the primary filtrate chamber, the secondaryfiltrate chamber, the tertiary filtrate chamber, the fourth filtratechamber and the fifth filtrate chamber by the filtrate pipeline in aone-to-one correspondence manner.

The suction machine unit in the step (6) is one of centrifugal fan,ROOTS blower, vacuum pump or other unit with a suction machine action.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:

-   -   1 A suction machine unit, a bias flow filtrate tank and a bias        flow filtrate pump are added in the invention. Upon the last        washing, the residual filtrate in the filtrate pipeline is        pumped to the bias flow filtrate tank by using differential        pressure, and then is used again, which prevents the filtrate        from entering the unloading section and discharging from an        unloading port together with the back flushing gas for unloading        to pollute the filter cake that has been washed clean, which not        only improves the solvent exchange efficiency, but only reduces        the overall demand of the system for washing liquor.    -   2 The control head of the invention is divided into a mother        liquor chamber, a plurality of filtrate chambers and an        unloading section I by a plurality of separation blocks.        Therefore, by adjusting positions of separation blocks of the        control head, the residual filtrate in the filtrate pipeline can        be discharged into corresponding chambers during solvent        exchange, and the filtrate will not enter the low-concentration        washing liquor at the next stage, which improves the solvent        exchange efficiency.    -   3 The control head of the invention is adjustable, which can        ensure that different bias flow angles can be adjusted more        flexibly and conveniently without changing equipment under        different working conditions.    -   4 By improvements in both the technological process and the        equipment structure, the invention significantly reduces        consumption of process water, improves the solvent exchange        efficiency and greatly reduces the energy consumption.

The invention will be described in detail in combination with drawingsand preferred embodiments, but the drawings and preferred embodiments donot limit the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a solvent exchange process of theinvention;

FIG. 2 is a simplified schematic diagram of a solvent exchanger of theinvention; and

FIG. 3 is an outline drawing of a control head of the invention.

MARKS IN THE DRAWINGS

1—Solvent exchanger

2—Mother liquor tank

3—Primary filtrate tank

4—Secondary filtrate tank

5—Tertiary filtrate tank

6—Fourth filtrate tank

7—Fifth filtrate tank

8—Pulping tank

9—Mother liquor pump

10—Primary filtrate pump

11—Secondary filtrate pump

12—Tertiary filtrate pump

13—Fourth filtrate pump

14—Fifth filtrate pump

15—Bias flow filtrate pump

16—Bias flow filtrate tank

17—Suction machine unit

18—Frame

19—Feeding section

20—Mother liquor chamber

21—Separation block A

22—Separation block a

23—Control head

24—Primary washing unit chamber

25—Separation block B

26—Primary filtrate chamber

27—Secondary washing unit chamber

28—Separation block b

29—Secondary filtrate chamber

30—Separation block C

31—Separation block c

32—Tertiary filtrate chamber

33—Tertiary washing unit chamber

34—Filtrate pipeline

35—Separation block D

36—Separation block d

37—Fourth washing unit chamber

38—Fourth filtrate chamber

39—Separation block e

40—Separation block E

41—Fifth filtrate chamber

42—Fifth washing unit chamber

43—Separation block f

44—Separation block F

45—Unloading section I

46—Unloading section II

47—Separation block g

48—Separation block G

49—Adjusting plate

50—Drainage opening.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention is described in detail in combination with drawings andpreferred embodiments so as to further understand the purpose, solutionand effect of the invention, but the drawings and preferred embodimentsdo not limit the protection scope of appended claims of the invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a method for improving the exchange efficiency of aCTA solvent comprises following steps.

(1) A CTA slurry in a CTA slurry tank is pressurized into a solventexchanger 1 by a slurry pump, passes through a feeding section 19 in aframe 18 of the solvent exchanger 1, and then enters a filter unitchamber for separation, so as to obtain respectively a mother liquor, abias flow mother liquor and a suspended matter A. Both of the motherliquor and the bias flow mother liquor pass through a mother liquorchamber 20 in a control head 23 of the solvent exchanger 1 and enter amother liquor tank 2, and are then discharged by a mother liquor pump 9connected with the mother liquor tank 2.

Here, the bias flow mother liquor is from the residual mother liquor ina filtrate pipeline. The position of a separation block a22 between themother liquor chamber 20 and a primary filtrate chamber 26 is adjustedto allow the separation block a 22 to lead a separation block A21 of thecorresponding frame 18 by an angle θ1, and to allow the residual motherliquor to enter the corresponding mother liquor chamber 20 during thetime in which drum rotates by the angle θ1.

The solvent exchange 1 comprises a frame 18 and a control head 23 (seeFIG. 2 and FIG. 3). The frame 18 is divided into a feeding section 19, aprimary washing unit chamber 24, a secondary washing unit chamber 27, atertiary washing unit chamber 33, a fourth washing unit chamber 37, afifth washing unit chamber 42 and an unloading section II 46 by aseparation block A 21, a separation block B 25, a separation block C 30,a separation block D 35, a separation block E 40, a separation block F44 and a separation block G 48. The control head 23 is divided into amother liquor chamber 20, a primary filtrate chamber 26, a secondaryfiltrate chamber 29, a tertiary filtrate chamber 32, a fourth filtratechamber 38, a fifth filtrate chamber 41 and an unloading section I 45 bya separation block a22, a separation block b28, a separation block c31,a separation block d36, a separation block e39, a separation block f43and a separation block g47. The separation block A21, the separationblock B25, the separation block C30, the separation block D35, theseparation block E40, the separation block F44 and the separation blockG48 are in one-to-one correspondence to the separation block a22, theseparation block b28, the separation block c31, the separation blockd36, the separation block e39, the separation block f43 and theseparation block g47. An adjusting plate 49 is arranged on the controlhead 23. A drainage opening 50 is arranged at the end of the fifthfiltrate chamber 41. The primary washing unit chamber 24, the secondarywashing unit chamber 27, the tertiary washing unit chamber 33, thefourth washing unit chamber 37 and the fifth washing unit chamber 42 arerespectively connected with the primary filtrate chamber 26, thesecondary filtrate chamber 29, the tertiary filtrate chamber 32, thefourth filtrate chamber 38 and the fifth filtrate chamber 41 through thefiltrate pipeline 34 in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

(2) After the filter unit chamber is filled with the suspended matter A,the washing water stored in a primary washing water tank is pressurizedinto a primary washing unit chamber 24 in the frame 18 by a primarywashing water pump. At the same time, the suspended matter A is conveyedinto the primary washing unit chamber 24 for washing, so as to obtainrespectively a primary filtrate, a bias flow primary filtrate and asuspended matter B. Both of the primary filtrate and the bias flowprimary filtrate pass through the primary filtrate chamber 26 in thecontrol head 23 and enter a primary filtrate tank 3, and are thendischarged through a primary filtrate pump 10 connected with the primaryfiltrate tank 3.

Here, the washing water in the primary washing water tank is from asecondary filtrate and a bias flow secondary filtrate discharged from asecondary washing unit chamber 27, and the bias flow primary filtrate isfrom the residual primary filtrate in the filtrate pipeline. Theposition of a separation block b28 between the primary filtrate chamber26 and a secondary filtrate chamber 29 is adjusted to allow theseparation block b28 to lead a separation block B25 of the correspondingframe 18 by an angle θ2, and to allow the residual primary filtrate toenter the corresponding primary filtrate chamber 26 during the time inwhich the drum rotates by the angle θ2.

(3) After the primary washing unit chamber 24 is filled with thesuspended matter B, the washing water stored in a secondary washingwater tank is pressurized into a secondary washing unit chamber 27 inthe frame 18 by a secondary washing water pump. At the same time, withthe rotation of the drum, the suspended matter B is conveyed into thesecondary washing unit chamber 27 for washing, so as to obtainrespectively a secondary filtrate, a bias flow secondary filtrate and asuspended matter C. Both of the secondary filtrate and bias flowsecondary filtrate pass through the secondary filtrate chamber 29 in thecontrol head 23 and enter a secondary filtrate tank 4, and then enterthe solvent exchanger 1 by a secondary filtrate pump 11 connected withthe secondary filtrate tank 4.

Herein, the washing water in the secondary washing water tank is from atertiary filtrate and a bias flow tertiary filtrate discharged from atertiary washing unit chamber 33, and the bias flow secondary filtrateis from the residual secondary filtrate in the filtrate pipeline. Theposition of a separation block c31 between the secondary filtratechamber 29 and a tertiary filtrate chamber 32 is adjusted to allow theseparation block c31 to lead a separation block C30 of the correspondingframe 18 by an angle θ3, and to allow the residual secondary filtrate toenter the corresponding secondary filtrate chamber 29 during the time inwhich the drum rotates by the angle θ3.

(4) After the secondary washing unit chamber 27 is filled with thesuspended matter C, the washing water stored in a tertiary washing watertank is pressurizing into a tertiary washing unit chamber 33 in theframe 18 by a tertiary washing water pump. At the same time, with therotation of the drum, the suspended matter C is conveyed into thetertiary washing unit chamber 33 for washing, so as to obtainrespectively a tertiary filtrate, a bias flow tertiary filtrate and asuspended matter D. Both of the tertiary filtrate and bias flow tertiaryfiltrate pass through the tertiary filtrate chamber 32 in the controlhead 23 and enter a tertiary filtrate tank 5, and then enter the solventexchanger 1 by a tertiary filtrate pump 12 connected with the tertiaryfiltrate tank 5.

Here, the washing water in the tertiary washing water tank is from afourth filtrate and a bias flow fourth filtrate discharged from a fourthwashing unit chamber 37, and the bias flow tertiary filtrate is from theresidual tertiary filtrate in the filtrate pipeline. The position of aseparation block d36 between the tertiary filtrate chamber 32 and afourth filtrate chamber 38 is adjusted to allow the separation block d36to lead a separation block D35 of the corresponding frame 18 by an angleθ4, and to allow the residual tertiary filtrate to enter thecorresponding tertiary filtrate chamber 32 during the time in which thedrum rotates by the angle θ4.

(5) After the tertiary washing unit chamber 33 is filled with thesuspended matter D, the washing water stored in a fourth washing watertank is pressurizing into a fourth washing unit chamber 37 in the frame18 by a fourth washing water pump; At the same time, with the rotationof the drum, the suspended matter D is conveyed into the fourth washingunit chamber 37 for washing, so as to obtain respectively a fourthfiltrate, a bias flow fourth filtrate and a suspended matter E. Both ofthe fourth filtrate and the bias flow fourth filtrate pass through thefourth filtrate chamber 38 in the control head 23 and enter a fourthfiltrate tank 6, and is then conveyed into the solvent exchanger 1 by afourth filtrate pump 13 connected with the fourth filtrate tank 6.

Here, the washing water in the fourth washing water tank is from a fifthfiltrate and a bias flow fifth filtrate discharged from a fifth washingunit chamber 42, and the bias flow fourth filtrate is from the residualfourth filtrate in the filtrate pipeline. The position of a separationblock e39 between the fourth filtrate chamber 38 and a fifth filtratechamber 41 is adjusted to allow the separation block e39 to lead aseparation block E40 of the corresponding frame 18 by an angle θ5, andto allow the residual fourth filtrate to enter the corresponding fourthfiltrate chamber 38 during the time in which the drum rotates by theangle θ5.

(6) After the fourth washing unit chamber 37 is filled with thesuspended matter E, the washing water stored in a fifth washing watertank is pressurizing into a fifth washing unit chamber 42 in the frame18 by a fifth washing water pump. At the same time, with the rotation ofthe drum, the suspended matter E is conveyed into the fifth washing unitchamber 42 for washing, so as to obtain respectively a fifth filtrate, abias flow fifth filtrate and a filter cake. The fifth filtrate passesthrough the fifth filtrate chamber 41 in the control head 23 and entersa fifth filtrate tank 7, and is then conveyed into the solvent exchanger1 by a fifth filtrate pump 14 connected with the fifth filtrate tank 7.Here, the bias flow fifth filtrate is from the residual fifth filtratein the filtrate pipeline, which is guided, by a suction machine unit 17,from a drainage opening 50 to a bias flow filtrate tank 16 through thefifth filtrate chamber 41, and is then conveyed into the fifth filtratetank 7 by a bias flow filtrate pump 15 connected with the bias flowfiltrate tank 16. An outlet of the suction machine unit 17 is connectedwith a pulping tank 8 to ensure no escape of tail suction machine gas.The washing water in the fifth washing water tank is from fresh waterheated to 90° C.

Here, the suction machine unit 17 is one of centrifugal fan, ROOTSblower, vacuum pump or other units having a suction function.

(7) After the washing is performed for five times, with the rotation ofthe drum, the filter cake enters an unloading area II 46 in the frame18. At the same time, unloading gas enters from an unloading area I 45in the control head 23 to back flush the filter cake. Then, the filtercake is unloaded to the pulping tank 8 for pulping, so as to obtain aslurry and to discharge the slurry.

Of course, the invention may have other multiple embodiments. Thoseskilled in the art can make various corresponding changes andmodifications according to the invention without departing from thespirit and essence of the invention, but these changes and modificationsshould be incorporated in the protection scope of the claims appended tothe invention.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The present invention additionally provides a suction machine unit, abias flow filtrate tank and a bias flow filtrate pump, for pumping theresidual filtrate in the filtrate pipeline into the bias flow filtratetank by means of differential pressure during the last washing, for thelater use. In this way, such residual filtrate is prevent from enteringthe unloading section, being discharged from an unloading entrancetogether with the back flushing gas for unloading, and polluting thefilter cake that has been washed clean. Therefore, the present inventionmay not only improve the solvent exchange efficiency, but also reducethe total amount of necessary washing liquor in the system. The controlhead of the solvent exchanger is divided into a mother liquor chamber, aplurality of filtrate chambers and an unloading section I by a pluralityof separation blocks. The positions of the separation blocks in thecontrol head may be adjusted to allow the residual filtrate in thefiltrate pipeline to be discharged into corresponding chambers duringsolvent exchange, without entering the low-concentration washing liquorat the next stage. In this way, the solvent exchange efficiency may beimproved. By improving in both the process flow and the equipmentstructure, the invention significantly reduces the water consumption inthe process, improves the solvent exchange efficiency, and greatlyreduces the energy consumption.

What is claimed is:
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A method for improving the exchange efficiency ofa CTA solvent, comprising the following steps: (1) pressurizing, by aslurry pump, a CTA slurry in a CTA slurry tank into a solvent exchanger,and passing the CTA slurry through a feeding section in a frame of thesolvent exchanger to a filter unit chamber for separation, to obtainrespectively a mother liquor, a bias flow mother liquor and a suspendedmatter A, both of the mother liquor and the bias flow mother liquorpassing through a mother liquor chamber in a control head of the solventexchanger and entering a mother liquor tank, and then being dischargedby a mother liquor pump connected with the mother liquor tank, whereinthe bias flow mother liquor is from a residual mother liquor in afiltrate pipeline; and wherein the position of a separation block abetween the mother liquor chamber and a primary filtrate chamber isadjusted to allow the separation block a to lead a correspondingseparation block A in the frame by an angle θ1, and to allow theresidual mother liquor to enter the corresponding mother liquor chamberduring the time in which a drum rotates by the angle θ1; (2) after thefilter unit chamber is filled with the suspended matter A, pressurizing,by a primary washing water pump, washing water stored in a primarywashing water tank into a primary washing unit chamber in the frame, andconveying the suspended matter A into the primary washing unit chamberfor washing, to obtain respectively a primary filtrate, a bias flowprimary filtrate and a suspended matter B, both of the primary filtrateand the bias flow primary filtrate passing through the primary filtratechamber in the control head and entering a primary filtrate tank, andthen being discharged by a primary filtrate pump connected with theprimary filtrate tank, wherein the washing water in the primary washingwater tank is from a secondary filtrate and a bias flow secondaryfiltrate discharged from a secondary washing unit chamber, and the biasflow primary filtrate is from a residual primary filtrate in thefiltrate pipeline, and wherein the the position of a separation block bbetween the primary filtrate chamber and a secondary filtrate chamber isadjusted to allow the separation block b to lead a separation block B ofthe corresponding frame by an angle θ2, and to allow the residualprimary filtrate to enter the corresponding primary filtrate chamberduring the time in which the drum rotates by the angle θ2; (3) after theprimary washing unit chamber is filled with the suspended matter B,pressurizing, by a secondary washing water pump, washing water stored ina secondary washing water tank into a secondary washing unit chamber inthe frame, and at the same time, with the rotation of the drum,conveying the suspended matter B into the secondary washing unit chamberfor washing, to obtain respectively a secondary filtrate, a bias flowsecondary filtrate and a suspended matter C, both of the secondaryfiltrate and the bias flow secondary filtrate passing through thesecondary filtrate chamber in the control head and entering a secondaryfiltrate tank, and then being conveyed into the solvent exchanger by asecondary filtrate pump connected with the secondary filtrate tank,wherein the washing water in the secondary washing water tank is from atertiary filtrate and a bias flow tertiary filtrate discharged from atertiary washing unit chamber, and the bias flow secondary filtrate isfrom a residual secondary filtrate in the filtrate pipeline; and whereinthe position of a separation block c between the secondary filtratechamber and a tertiary filtrate chamber is adjusted to allow theseparation block c to lead a corresponding separation block C of theframe by an angle θ3, and to allow the residual secondary filtrate toenter the corresponding secondary filtrate chamber during the time inwhich the drum rotates by the angle θ3; (4) after the secondary washingunit chamber is filled with the suspended matter C, pressurizing, by atertiary washing water pump, washing water stored in a tertiary washingwater tank into a tertiary washing unit chamber in the frame; at thesame time, with the rotation of the drum, conveying the suspended matterC into the tertiary washing unit chamber for washing, to obtainrespectively a tertiary filtrate, a bias flow tertiary filtrate and asuspended matter D, both of the tertiary filtrate and the bias flowtertiary filtrate passing through the tertiary filtrate chamber in thecontrol head and entering a tertiary filtrate tank, and then beingconveyed into the solvent exchanger by a tertiary filtrate pumpconnected with the tertiary filtrate tank, wherein the washing water inthe tertiary washing water tank is from a fourth filtrate and a biasflow fourth filtrate discharged from a fourth washing unit chamber, andthe bias flow tertiary filtrate is from a residual tertiary filtrate inthe filtrate pipeline; and wherein the position of a separation block dbetween the tertiary filtrate chamber and a fourth filtrate chamber isadjusted to allow the separation block d to lead a correspondingseparation block D of the frame by an angle θ4, and to allow theresidual tertiary filtrate to enter the corresponding tertiary filtratechamber during the time in which the drum rotates by the angle θ4; (5)after the tertiary washing unit chamber is filled with the suspendedmatter D, pressurizing, by a fourth washing water pump, washing waterstored in a fourth washing water tank into a fourth washing unit chamberin the frame; and at the same time, with the rotation of the drum,conveying the suspended matter D into the fourth washing unit chamberfor washing, to respectively obtain a fourth filtrate, a bias flowfourth filtrate and a suspended matter E; both of the fourth filtrateand the bias flow fourth filtrate passing through the fourth filtratechamber in the control head and entering a fourth filtrate tank, andthen being conveyed into the solvent exchanger by a fourth filtrate pumpconnected with the fourth filtrate tank, wherein the washing water inthe fourth washing water tank is from a fifth filtrate and a bias flowfifth filtrate discharged from a fifth washing unit chamber, and thebias flow fourth filtrate is from a residual fourth filtrate in thefiltrate pipeline; and wherein the position of a separation block ebetween the fourth filtrate chamber and a fifth filtrate chamber isadjusted to allow the separation block e to lead a correspondingseparation block E of the frame by an angle θ5, and to allow theresidual fourth filtrate to enter the corresponding fourth filtratechamber during the time in which the drum rotates by the angle θ5; (6)after the fourth washing unit chamber is filled with the suspendedmatter E, pressurizing, by a fifth washing water pump, washing waterstored in a fifth washing water tank into a fifth washing unit chamberin the frame; and at the same time, with the rotation of the drum,conveying the suspended matter E into the fifth washing unit chamber forwashing, to obtain respectively a fifth filtrate, a bias flow fifthfiltrate and a filter cake; the fifth filtrate passing through the fifthfiltrate chamber in the control head and entering a fifth filtrate tank,and then being conveyed into the solvent exchanger by a fifth filtratepump connected with the fifth filtrate tank, wherein the bias flow fifthfiltrate is from a residual fifth filtrate in the filtrate pipeline;which is guided, by a suction machine unit, from a drainage opening to abias flow filtrate tank through the fifth filtrate chamber, and isconveyed into the fifth filtrate tank by a bias flow filtrate pumpconnected with the bias flow filtrate tank, wherein an outlet of thesuction machine unit is connected with a pulping tank, and the washingwater in the fifth washing water tank is from fresh water heated to 90°C.; and (7) after the washing are completed for five times, allowing thefilter cake, with the rotation of the drum, to enter an unloadingsection II in the frame between a separation block F and a separationblock G, and allowing unloading gas to enter from an unloading section Iin the control head between a separation block f and a separation blockg for back-flushing the filter cake; and then unloading the filter cakeinto the pulping tank for pulping to obtain a slurry, and discharging.2. The method for improving the exchange efficiency of a CTA solventaccording to claim 1, wherein the solvent exchanger comprises the frameand the control head; wherein the frame is divided into the feedingsection, the primary washing unit chamber, the secondary washing unitchamber, the tertiary washing unit chamber, the fourth washing unitchamber, the fifth washing unit chamber and the unloading section II bythe separation block A, the separation block B, the separation block C,the separation block D, the separation block E, the separation block Fand the separation block G; wherein the control head is divided into themother liquor chamber, the primary filtrate chamber, the secondaryfiltrate chamber, the tertiary filtrate chamber, the fourth filtratechamber, the fifth filtrate chamber and the unloading section I by theseparation block a, the separation block b, the separation block c, theseparation block d, the separation block e, the separation block f andthe separation block g; wherein the separation block A, the separationblock B, the separation block C , the separation block D, the separationblock E, the separation block F and the separation block G are inone-to-one correspondence to the separation block a, the separationblock b, the separation block c, the separation block d, the separationblock e, the separation block f and the separation block g; wherein anadjusting plate is arranged on the control head; wherein a drainageopening is arranged at the end of the fifth filtrate chamber; andwherein the primary washing unit chamber, the secondary washing unitchamber, the tertiary washing unit chamber, the fourth washing unitchamber and the fifth washing unit chamber are respectively connectedwith the primary filtrate chamber, the secondary filtrate chamber, thetertiary filtrate chamber, the fourth filtrate chamber and the fifthfiltrate chamber by a filtrate pipeline in a one-to-one correspondencemanner.
 3. The method for improving the exchange efficiency of a CTAsolvent according to claim 1, wherein the suction machine unit in thestep (6) is one of a centrifugal fan, blower, vacuum pump or other unitshaving a suction function.